Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2023 Region_Rias Baixas oyster-shell-like minerality

oyster-shell-like minerality

with some acetic rot near the forest edge sorted out at harvest

with a hot September delivering ripe fruit and low acidity

with a creamy

boasts a rich history dating back to the 10th century

Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2023 Region_Rias Baixas oyster-shell-like mineralityThe Land Every photograph of Chteauneuf du Pape shows the galets rouls, the big smooth river stones that hold the day's heat and push the wines toward power. Charvin's vineyards have essentially none of them. Laurent Charvin's eight hectares sit in the far northwestern corner of the appellation, out toward Orange, on sandy, north facing ground. That is the coolest exposure in one of the warmest appellations in France, and sand behaves nothing like